After a collision, reports on what actually transpired can vary from driver to driver and sometimes, from witness to witness. Things can happen so fast that people become confused as to the chain of events that led to the crash itself.
Another factor that can come to play after a car accident, is that the negligent [...]

Construction ranks right up there as one of the more dangerous occupations in the US, in fact, 1 out of 10 construction workers is injured annually.
According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, in 2003 alone, there were over 155, 000 construction accidents. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states that employers are often negligent [...]

A child’s laughter.
For many of us, there is no greater pleasure in the world than listening to that pure and lively sound, but that precious music can give way to tears of pain and frustration when a child has suffered debilitating injury at the hands of a negligent driver.
As adults, we feel we can handle [...]

Unbeknown to many of us, spinal cord injury is a fairly prevalent condition, with 8,000 new spinal cord injuries being recorded every year. Demographically speaking, most of those injuries are in men age 16 to 30 as young males are most likely to engage in risky behaviors that cause such injuries. Even so, many SCI’s [...]

It is confusing enough when there is a two-person accident, but when a multiple car accident occurs, it can be ten times more frustrating.
This is primarily due to the fact that, when more than one vehicle involved, it can be hard to get stories straight or establish fault. Even witness can be unreliable, as they [...]

People often hear he term “personal injury” as it relates to the law, but just what is the legal definition? In civil litigations, personal injury falls under what is recognized as a tort law.
What is a Tort?
Torts are egregious civil wrongs that can be grounds for a lawsuit. Tort law can be divided into [...]

Losing weight is a lofty goal for busy, fast food chugging Americans, but with obesity becoming a near worldwide epidemic, weight maintenance and loss is also essential to good health.
This fact also makes weight loss supplementation a billion dollar industry as manufacturers constantly strive to devise the bigger better dietary aid that will make weight [...]

Numerous strides have been made in regards to prosthetic enhancement and rehabilitation in modern medicine. These advances are especially wondrous when it comes to helping teen amputees combat unique challenges. Even so, as they grow up, adolescents will face tremendous obstacles that will be compounded by their grievous injuries.
If the amputation was caused by a [...]

The emotional impact of losing an arm or a leg after a debilitating car accident can be immense. Although many amputations can occur while on construction sites, non-work related accidents caused by cars, trucks and 18-wheelers are just as prevalent.
Following such amputations is years of psychologically devastating treatments and rehabilitations. During this time, the individual [...]

When a loved one dies, family members and dependents are left to pick up the pieces. The psychological repercussions can have long lasting, negative effects on the psyche of surviving children and spouses, not to mention the potentially crippling toll it can take on your finances. Insult can be added to injury when the death [...]